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Calf won't suck
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<blockquote data-quote="gcreekrch" data-source="post: 1680435" data-attributes="member: 14161"><p>Are you suggesting that giving colostrum by tubing them is Not the right thing to do? I guess we have been doing it wrong for 40 years. Wonder all those calves survived!</p><p>I do realize that sucking and getting the milk to abomasum is preferable but tubing is far better than starvation.</p><p></p><p>If this calf were here it would not have gotten to the stage it is in the first place but since it has it would have gotten the B vitamin complex as already stated along with E Sel, Trimidox or Borgal (brand names) and a belly full of milk with a tube. We may use electrolytes if dehydrated badly but they would only be half or less of the diet. Once the calf has some strength we might try using hunger as an incentive to suck but when a calf is weak from hunger I would not suggest it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gcreekrch, post: 1680435, member: 14161"] Are you suggesting that giving colostrum by tubing them is Not the right thing to do? I guess we have been doing it wrong for 40 years. Wonder all those calves survived! I do realize that sucking and getting the milk to abomasum is preferable but tubing is far better than starvation. If this calf were here it would not have gotten to the stage it is in the first place but since it has it would have gotten the B vitamin complex as already stated along with E Sel, Trimidox or Borgal (brand names) and a belly full of milk with a tube. We may use electrolytes if dehydrated badly but they would only be half or less of the diet. Once the calf has some strength we might try using hunger as an incentive to suck but when a calf is weak from hunger I would not suggest it. [/QUOTE]
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